This Day In European History
13th January
Events1128: The Knights Templar, military order and conspiracy favourities, are given the rules by which they will live.
1544: The family of Gustavus I Vasa are made hereditary kings of Sweden.
1668: The Alliance of The Hague; Britain, the United Netherlands and later Sweden agree mutual armed assistance.
1822: Greece declares Independence.
1842: The single survivor of a four thousand plus Anglo-Indian army reaches safety having been ambushed in the Khyber Pass in the first Anglo-Afghan war.
1893: The 'Independent Labour Party' founded in Britain by Keir Hardie.
1898: Emile Zola, the French Author, publishes his incendiary "J'accuse" article.
Births
1616: Antoinette Bourignon, mystic.
1674: Prosper Jolyot, French writer.
Deaths
1599: Edmund Spenser, English poet and creator of The Faerie Queene.
1691: George Fox, founder of the Quakers.
1941: James Joyce, Irish author.
